Wardrobe-trunk.



MINNIE BELBER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WABJDROBE-TBUNK.

tisanes.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ltlatented Apr. t3, tuto..

Application filed August 4, 1914. Serial No. 854,913.

T0 all ttf/wm it may concern Be it known that MINNIE BELBER, a citizenof the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia,Yand State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful improvement inVardrobe- Trunks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform a part of this specilication.

The object of my invention is to increase both the durability andutility of a wardrobe trunk. Such trunks are, like the older type oftrunk, composed of two compartments hinged together, but, unlike theolder type of trunk, are adapted to be set up on edge and used as awardrobe. To this end one compartment is usually provided with slidingor hinged drawers, while the other compartment is provided witheXtensible clothes hangers and is closed by means of a door hinged atthe outer vertical edge of the compartment. rlhis door is subject toconsiderable wear and strain due to outward pressure of the garmentswithin the compartment which it closes as well as to causes arising fromother incidents of its use, the result of which is to often crack thedoor or to warp it so that the fasteners carried thereby fail toproperly aline with the complementary orifices .in the frame of thecompartment.

The object of my invention is to reinforce the door in such manner asnot only to render it strong and durable but also to add a highly usefulfeature to the trunk, namely, a means whereby the lower part of thehuman ligure may be reflected in order that the user may determine theiit and appearance of garments where no stationary full length mirror isavailable. This is of especial advantage to travelers whose hotelapartments are usually equipped only with the usual bureau mirror.

A. preferred embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a trunk embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal section through a part ofone compartment of the trunk and the door for closing the same, the doorbeing shown in an open position. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section throughthe last named compartment and door and a part of the other compartment,the door being shown closed.

rlhe body of the trunk is composed of the' compartments a and I), theformer being preferably equipped with drawers c and the latter withgarment hangers (not shown). The compartment is provided with a door,which may be of any desired construction. I. have shown a door composedof a narrow leaf (Z hinged to the outer vertical edge of compartment anda wide leaf e which constitutes the main part of the door and is hingedto the outer vertical edge of the leaf d; the construction being suchthat the door may be swung to one side of the trunk out of the way if sodesired. Near the outer vertical edge of the door is a fastener 7comprising two vertically movable rods adapted to engage orifices in thecompartment b. Applied preferably to the inner face of the leaf CZ ofthe door is a thin metal plate g. Preferably this plate is tacked nearits outer margin to the door, the points of the tacks or rivets z' beingconcealed by a cover Iz.. Preferably the plate is made of Zinc which isnickel plated to provide a reflecting surface. A frame y', which may beof wood, is then applied to the plate g in such manner that the innerportions of the frame overlap the edges of the plate while the outerportions of the frame extend outside the edges of the plate and aresecured to the door by rivets ic. By this construction the plate issecurely held in position on the door. rllhe frame j acts to conceal thetacks z' and the parts of the metal plate immediately adjacent thereto,which are distorted more or less in driving through the tacks. The framealso act-s, independently of the plate, to hold the' plate to the door.|The frame also imparts a pleasing and ornamental appearance to theplate so that the frame and plate present the appearance of an ordinarymirror and perform an analogous function. rlhe door cannot possiblycrack or warp, the metal plate, which covers the major surface thereof,imparting to the door a rigidity that maintains it intact and in shapeand preserves the alinement of the fasteners with its complementaryengaging orifices.

Having now fully described my invention, what l claim and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

l. A wardrobe trunk comprising compartments hinged one to the other, adoor hinged to and adapted to close one of said compartments, a metalreinforcing plate secured to one face of the door and spaced from theedges thereof, a frame surrounding and overlapping the edges of theplate Vand secured t0 the door-,and-affzistening dev-ice mounted on thedoor between one edge thereof and the adjacent edge of the frame. 2. AWardrobe trunk comprising compartmentsfhinged one `to the other, a doorhinged to and adapted to close one ofsaidgeompartments, a metal plateextending throughout thegmajor `partof the height of thedoor, the :edgesof vsaidjplate being :spaced from the edges of `the door, a frameconcealingr the edges .of fthe plateland overlying portionsfofthedooriontside of and adjacent toftlieedges 0fthe plate, and securingdevices Aconnectingvithe frameand door outside the edges of the plate.

3. A yWardrohetrunk comprising compartments hingedone to theothereaidoor hinged to and adapted toclose one of said compartments, ametal'gplate applied toene face of thedoor, the edges of said platebeingspaced from the edges offthedoor, means fastening l the lplate-nearitsedges to the do0r,;aframe appliedto the plate and door andoverlaptothe door, a cover on the side of the door opposite the plate, aframe applied to the Vplate and :overlapping both the edges there ofandportions of the door outside of and adjacent fto Ithe plate, saidcover and door both acting/to conceal saidfastening devices, andsecuring devices connecting the frame and-dooroutside theedges-ol theplate.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto "set my hand, atAtlantic City, on this 31st day of July, 1914.

, MINNIE BELBER.

Vitnesses z BENJ. NUsBAUM,

HENRY '1. BnLBER.

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